[EAS] FEMA to do webinar on results of national EAS test

[Kluger, Michael]

While I understand the issues of the time limit and message priority, I was surprised to read that an NPT code for national distribution would cause an issue with location.  Logically, since an NPT is by definition a national event, I would expect EAS units to treat NPTs the same way as EANs with respect to FIPS code.  That is to say, if an EAS unit interprets an EAN as valid for the entire US regardless of what FIPS code the header contains because it is a national event code, wouldn't it be logical for it to also consider an NPT as valid for the entire US regardless of the FIPS code?

Mike

Michael Kluger

Director of Broadcast Operations and Information Technology, WNYE-TV & FM

NYC Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment

718-250-5808

mkluger at media.nyc.gov

-----Original Message-----
Adrienne Abbott wrote:

The problem is...the EAN code comes designed with certain functions that

other codes don't have. These include the top priority over other

activations as well as the lack of a two minute time limit and the ability

to spread to all locations across the country. NPT and NIC don't have these

characteristics and really wouldn't tell us what we need to know about the

capability of the PEP network. As I understand it, these event codes would

have to be programmed for each state and it would take several activations

to get them to every state in the country. Not overly practical.

Adrienne